Moisture-absorber for tobacco-pipes.



A. FUGERE. MOISTURE ABSORBER FOR TOBACCO PIPES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-29,19IL

Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

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ALBERT scenes, or MONTREAL, ennnnc, CANADA.

MOISTURE-ABSORBER FOR TOBACCO-PIPES.

pipes and more particularly to an absorber adapted to be placed within the bowl of the tobacco pipe for absorbing the nicotin or any other moisture that may accumulate within the pipe.

An object .of the present invention is to provide a removable absorber of the character aforesaid which may be easily and readily placed within the bowl of any tobacco pipe and readily adapted to be removed so that it may be cleaned. With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter appear as the description continues, the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been shown the simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details herein exhibited, but the right is hereby reservedto any changes, alterations or modifications to which recourse may behad that come within the scope ofthc claim without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing theetiiciency of the same.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents an ordinary smoking pipe partly in section having the moisture absorber embodying the present invention applied therein; i Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the moisture absorber forming the preferred form.-

of the invention; and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a blank en1body-' ing the preferred form of the invention.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings wherein hke and Specification of Letters Patent.

angles to the arms 7 Patented Got. 8, 1918.

Application filed October 29, 1917. Serial No. 199,055.

corresponding parts are designated by similar reference characters throughout the several views,

The tobacco pipe as herein shown is of ordinary and well known construction having abowl l in which is to be placed the moisture absorber. This absorber as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive of the drawings is stamped from a. single sheet of material forming a disk or body portion 2 having extending diametrically opposite therefrom the arms 3. Also extending from the periphery of the body portion 2 at right 3 is a shorter arm 4 carrying a disk 5 of less diameter than the disk 2 and the disks 2 and 5 are each provided with a plurality of perforations. In bending the blank holder in proper shape the arms 3 are bent upwardly having their extremities 6 bent outwardly to form a pair of resilient supportingarms whereas the shorter arm 4 is bent downwardly and the disk 5 adapted to rest below the disk 2 in spaced relationv therefrom and'this disk 5 is given a concave configuration. A suitable absorbent material 7 is adapted to be retained between the disks 2 and 5 so that any spittle or other moisture coming in contact with the absorbing material will be readily absorbedand prevented from traveling through the stem of the pipe into the mouth of the smoker. The holder carrying the absorbent material is adapted to be placed within the bowl of the pipe as shown in Fig. 1 and thenthe tobacco placed upon the holder. In this mannerthe tobacco, ashes or other moisture from the tobacco will be retained by means of the holder and absorbent material and prevented from traveling through the stem of sorber has been removed from the bowl ofnthe pipe new absorbent material may be placed withinfihe holder should the ably dry smoke. In cleaning the 'pipe sorbent'matcrial contained therein be full.

of moisture. I

Having thus fully, describedajftiy invention, what, I claim as new and desire to se- .prising an enlarged disk body portion having perforations therein, a pair of resilient arms extendingdiametricallyopposite from the edge of said body portion, a shorter arm formed with the edge of said body portion and extending at right angles to said resilient arms, a perforated dlsk. formed in tegral with the outer end of said shorter arm and being of less diameter than the disk-body portion, said shorter arm adapted to retain the disk ofless diameter below said disk body portion and in spaced relation therewith and said disks adapted to retain absorbent material therebetween sub stantially as and for the purpose specified.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set 20 my hand. v

' ALBERT FUGERE. 

